What is the difference between Oxford Blue and Med. Gunship Gray?

ΔE 10 (close). Med. Gunship Gray is a little darker, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Oxford Blue vs Med. Gunship Gray

Oxford Blue

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: IONIC Smart Colors
Code: IONIC-0086
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #605d75 (estimate)

Med. Gunship Gray

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.097
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #505762 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.7, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Med. Gunship Gray is a little darker, more muted than Oxford Blue.

Can I use Med. Gunship Gray instead of Oxford Blue?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Med. Gunship Gray is a little darker, more muted than Oxford Blue.

Can I use Oxford Blue instead of Med. Gunship Gray?

The same difference applies the other way round: Oxford Blue is a little lighter, more saturated.

ΔE is the colour difference between our two swatch estimates: under about 6 is close, over about 15 is loose. Real paints also differ in finish, coverage and how they thin, so test before you commit.

See Oxford Blue on the colour wheel See Med. Gunship Gray on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Oxford Blue

Oxford Blue vs Sea Grey (71.049)Model Air · ΔE 9, close · closer than Med. Gunship Gray
Oxford Blue vs Intermediate Blue (71.299)Model Air · ΔE 9, close · closer than Med. Gunship Gray
Oxford Blue vs Engine Gray (71.048)Model Air · ΔE 10, close · closer than Med. Gunship Gray

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Med. Gunship Gray

Med. Gunship Gray vs Dark Grey (ATOM-20146)ATOM · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Oxford Blue
Med. Gunship Gray vs Neutral Grey (IONIC-0169)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 7, close · closer than Oxford Blue
Med. Gunship Gray vs Bluish Grey (AMMO.F-530)Acrylic Colors for Figures · ΔE 7, close · closer than Oxford Blue

All matches: Oxford Blue equivalents · Med. Gunship Gray equivalents